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L L'. MILLER Mag. 18, 1931.

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Filed Navy 12, 1929 Patented Aug. 18, 1931 UNITED STATES LEONARD L.MILLER, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY COMB Application filed November 12, 1929. Serial No. 406,663.

My invention relates to improvements in combs and particularly to suchas are adapted for use in straightening kinky or curly hair.

Briefly stated, the invention has for one of its primary objects theprovision of a comb, as characterized, which is so shaped and providedwith teeth on opposite sides that it may be used as a left-hand comb ora righthand comb without the necessity of adjustment or change of thehandle, as is necessary in combs of this class now in use.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a combhaving duplicate sets of teeth along opposite edges separated by a heatretaining solid ortion.

A further object o the invention resides in the provision of a comb forthe purpose specified,the teeth of which are bowed or curved whereby toenable them to more readily enter between and separate adjacent hairs,and whereby the hot head or solid portion of the comb may be kept awayfrom the scalp to avoid burning the same.

The invention has for a still further object the provision of a comb ofthis character, which is very simple in construction, inexpensive ofmanufacture and highly efficient in practical use,the invention alsoincorporating certain novel features of construction, combination andarrangement of the various parts and modes and methods of use,- all ofwhich will be readily apparent from the detailed description tofollow,reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a comb embodying my invention, and

Figure 2 is a cross section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Referring specifically to the drawings wherein the same referencecharacters have been used to designate the same parts in all views,numeral 1 denotes a handle having a threaded shank 2 which is adapted tobe engaged in the tapped boss 3 which is formed at one end of theintermediate head or body 4 from the opposite longitudinal edges ofwhich project the curved or arcuate sets of teeth 6.

It is to be noted that by reason of the con- .struction shown anddescribed it is possible to use the comb as a ,righthand comb or aleft-hand comb without change of the pandle and without removing thehand thererom. Figure 2 shows very clearly that the head and the seriesof teeth present an arcual appearance 1n cross section or end profile.

This, as will be evident, enables the teeth to enter between adjacenthairs and also by reason of the curved form of the teeth, the

exceedingly hot intermediate body portion 4 may be kept away from thescalp so as not to injure the same: The teeth 6 converge in thedirection of their outer ends at which point they are quite thin so asto readily enter the space between the hairs to separate the same andremove the kinks. However, these teeth increase in cross-sectional widthin the direction of the head so as to effectively iron out the curl orkinkin the hairs as the comb" is drawn through the same.

'The body or head portion 4, as shown in the drawings, has alongitudinal rib running throughout its entire length at the innersurface and which is intermediate the outer edges of the two sets ofteeth 6. This rib or projection 4* may be availed of for the purpose ofironing the hair, as it were, for plastering the same down in a straightcondition,it being understood however that this rib portion 4* will notbe permitted to come in contact with the hair until the body 4 of thecomb has cooled sufficiently to prevent burning of the scalp or injuryto the hair.

From the foregoing description taken in I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters 7 Patent is:

1. A comb of the class described having a a head having top and bottomsurface por tions, a set of teeth extending angularly from each edge ofsaid head with their ends terminating below the plane of the bottomsurface of the head portion, and a medial fulcrum rib projectingoutwardly of said bottom surface for tangential engagement with the hairwhile one of said sets of teeth is being used for combing.

2. A comb of the class described comprising a relatively thick heatretaining head portion, :and-a series-of teeth projecting from each edgeof said head portionand curved in the arc of a circle whereby the teethof one edge may be pushed through the hair with the heated head portiontangential to the hair and removed from the scalp for straightening thehair.

3. A comb of the class described'comprising an elongated head having topand bottom surface portions'and a tapped boss at one end, a ha-ndle'hay'ing a threaded-shank adapted to be screwed into said boss,:dupli-"cat-e series of arcua'lly curvedtee'th extending from oppositelongitudinal edges 7 of the said head portion, the varc of said teethbeing such as to present the outer ends thereof in *a plane below-theplaneof the-bottom surface of said head portion and 'a longitudinal ribprojecting from the bottom surface of said head portion and extendingthroughout the length thereof, substantially as and for the'purposespecified.

in testimony whereof I a'flix my signature. 3o LEONA-RD L. MILLER.

